mummify, dry up
(verb) dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; “a mummified body was found”
mummify
(verb) remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; “Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs”
mummify
(verb) preserve while making lifeless; “mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mummified (not comparable)
Preserved, for a dead body, by mummification.
mummified
simple past tense and past participle of mummify
Source: Wiktionary
Mum"mi*fied, a.
Definition: Converted into a mummy or a mummylike substance; having the appearance of a mummy; withered.
Mum"mi*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mummified; p. pr. & vb. n. Mummifying.] Etym: [Mummy + -fy: cf. F. momifier.]
Definition: To embalm and dry as a mummy; to make into, or like, a mummy. Hall (1646).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
